Thanks for the reply
thats kinda what i wana do...find a decent book that goes into great detail of plays and analyzes them

also with regards to the TAG approach...i tried this aproach playing premium hands and playing them aggressive if i miss the flop(wich im guessing a TAG would check or fold to a hefty bet),but i found that yeah inevitable id run into a few nice hands but get pushed off the pot after a pre flop raise from me...then id check....oponent would et 3/4 of pot and id fold about 80% of the time

when i say loose i dnt play muck,i guess id just raise with 89/j9 suited or other suited connectors and represet a big preflop hand,then if a tricky flop hits then c-bet or check raise them hoping they missed or hit bottom or mid pair and get scared off by the particular board..and on occasion pick up a draw

i watch endless hours of you tube action and watch all the tv programmes

i also googed stratergy dvds and aparently a few of the pros have there own advanced dvds so i may buy one of those to see if it helps improve my game


so the idea now is to opt for a very agressive style of play and try making moves on people in stead of being made moves on....

what i have written al makes sense to me here but at the tables i kinda get very lost in the moment and maybe im too predictabe...i dont know

anyway thanks and hope some ppl have some ideas on how to improve other than the ones i stated

If you're a beginner, play TAG with only the best 10-15 starting hands in poker. Fold hands that won't give you much of a chance in winning. Don't bluff often and play in position more often.

If you're playing really low limits, this could be why nobody is believing you (because they're not paying attention). When I've played $0.05/$0.10 and $0.25/$0.50 cash games, it doesn't even seem worth the effort to create a table image.

Whenever I start to play too laggy I always go back to the fundamentals - as Vince Lomabardi said 'you can never over drill the basics.' You'll need to develop discipline that is key to making the right plays at the right time over and over again. This Article was hugely beneficial to me when I started out Poker Collective | Blog - scroll down to Getting into Small Stakes Online 6-max NLHE. I look over it whenever I need reminding of the basics to solid winning Poker and always see an improvement in my game when I revisit and implement it properly.

Yep I have that right now in playing PLO at the moment, full donkey mode LOLz

When you play a LAG style, you have to think of yourself as a hit man. You have to really pick your targets wisely and then strategically take them down. The LAG player must always be the most observant. The key to LAG is knowing WHEN to apply pressure. If you do it more often than you should, you will generally get called down. A good player to watch and study is Sammy Farha. He plays a lot of hands, but he is also one of the most observant players at the table. He knows when he is beat, but players will call him more often than not because of his style.

I am somewhat of a LAG, but I never start a table playing LAG. When I first sit down, I play solid ABC poker until I can get a good feel for who is weak and who is strong. By doing this, I can get a tight table image where people will respect my wagers. Once I find out who the fish are, I am more likely to play any two cards against them to see if I can outplay them. You can't just go firing three barrels every time your c-bet doesn't work.

Another key to playing a good LAG style is reading the board. You can't just bluff someone on any board. Bluffing must come from certain cards being dealt (usually on the turn or river) that you can represent. Deciding you are going to bluff someone before the flop is a bad idea and will eat away at your stack. When you bluff, ask yourself what hand you are trying to represent and why you are doing it. Does your opponent appear to be weak? Is he just making a c-bet? A possible flush is out there, can I use that against him?

Hope this helps